Guo Xin entered the tent. The Chinese army's tent was larger, so the fire in the middle was also very bright, and there was no trace of cold inside the tent. After he got used to the slightly dim light inside the tent, he saw clearly that there were five people sitting inside.
The person sitting in the middle is of course Guo Wei. Guo Wei wore no armor, a black gauze hat on his head, and the crimson uniform of the Prime Minister, making him look like a civil servant. There was also a civil servant sitting beside Guo Wei. It was Wang Pu who had gone to Fengxiang to deliver the decree. When he saw Guo Xin coming in, he nodded to him.
Without saying a word, Guo Xin knelt down on one knee and performed the military salute: "My son, see your father."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Wei, who was sitting down, stood up. Several people in the tent looked slightly sideways when they saw this.
Guo Wei was quite tall. When he strode up to Guo Xin, he felt like he was coming from a hill. The distance between the two people narrowed. Guo Xin looked up and saw a trace of exhaustion and tiredness on Guo Wei's face, but there was also a brief moment of joy in his eyes.
"It's snowing all over the sky these days, it's not easy for Erlang!" Guo Wei's big hand grabbed Guo Xin's shoulder and raised it, and Guo Xin followed the force and stood up.
Guo Xin followed up and replied: "No matter how severe the wind and snow are, the child will not dare to neglect when he thinks that his father is here with his troops."
"Okay! Okay!" Guo Wei's voice was very strong, and he stroked Guo Xin's back and said to the people sitting upright: "If you have a son like this, what else can I ask for?"
After saying that, he grabbed Guo Xin's arm and took him to sit down where he was just now.
"I heard that General Xiao Guo defeated the Shu army in Chencang. It's really under Privy Guo's planning. Guo Erlang... is within the decisive battlefield, haha." One of the three people below, a gray-haired veteran, said with a smile.
Only then did Guo Xin have the opportunity to observe the remaining three people, and saw that one of them was Liu Ci, the commander of the right wing of Fengguo whom he had dealt with before. Although Guo Xin had never met the other two, they were close friends with Liu Ci. They all have one thing in common: they are old! Except for Liu Ci, who was in good spirits among the three, the remaining two even made Guo Xin feel drowsy.
However, Guo Xin did not dare to look down on them. You must know that Zhao Hui is almost sixty years old. Why not beat Wang Jingchong in Fengxiang?
So Guo Xin held up his hands and said humbly: "The Shu army underestimated the enemy's offense and hurriedly crossed the river. The general attacked him by the river and defeated the enemy. Now that I think about it, this is the first time the general has commanded. There are still many mistakes in the deployment. It can be said that The big win was a fluke.”
"This time, Erlang first sacrificed artillery in Chang'an, and then defeated the Shu army in Baoji, causing the Shu army to retreat to Fengzhou. Erlang really deserves a lot of credit. Wang Jun and Zhao Hui both sent letters to express their merit for you, so I went to report to the officials. With the permission of the Privy Council, I will promote you to the rank of Commander-in-Chief."
Guo Wei showed a smile, but stopped quickly: "But generals are most afraid of arrogance. It's good that Erlang can win without being arrogant."
Zhao Hui and Wang Jun expressed their merits for Guo Xin. Although they were inevitably related to Guo Wei, the prerequisite was that they had real military exploits! But these are not that important to Guo Xin. He values Guo Wei's opinion of himself more than these. At present, it seems that Guo Wei is quite satisfied with his performance in Guanzhong for several months.
Then Liu Ci also recounted old things: "Ha! I told you when I was in Weizhou that Erlang is not an ordinary talent. We are only a year old, and when we meet again, Erlang is already a talented general in the army!"
"Guo Erlang's achievements at such a young age are really admirable. In a few years, the battlefields of the Central Plains will probably become a world dominated by youngsters like you."
Seeing that the three of them were so complimentary to themselves, Guo Xin did not dare to use the ladder to climb up to try to be smart, so he hurriedly showed humility.
Guo Wei then asked about Fengxiang and the war in Chang'an. Of course Guo Xin didn't want this to be another test for Guo Wei. Otherwise, as the general envoy of recruitment, how could Guo Wei not know what was going on in the Guanzhong war? I immediately thought about it carefully, without any prevarication, and answered them one by one to the best of my knowledge.
After some response, Guo Wei showed a satisfied look: "The Shu army is unable to fight, Zhao Siwan is trapped in the isolated city, and Li Shouzhen is isolated and helpless, and there is no way to escape!"
Guo Xin nodded in agreement, but his intuition told him that Guo Wei was telling the other three veterans in the tent, so he looked slightly sideways at the expressions of the three.
Sure enough, two of them looked hesitant, and only Liu Ci nodded his head after hearing this. Guo Xin secretly said: Liu Ci can lead the Jiedushi from afar, and recently I heard that he has taken over the position of Shang Hongqian's guard and infantry commander. , it is indispensable that Guo Wei contributed to it, and he can be regarded as Guo Wei's most powerful supporter in the Forbidden Army.
Not long after, Guo Wei said: "Erlang must have been tired all the way. There is no war at the moment, and he is resting in the army. Since he is affiliated with the Fengguo Army, he is still temporarily staying at the Fengguo Army's garrison. As for the orders of the commander-in-chief, Token token, Wang Pu, take him with you."
Wang Pu responded, stood up and saluted Guo Wei, then went to Guo Xin and made an invitation gesture: "Guo Dushi, please."
"Go!" Guo Wei waved his hand.
"My child, please leave," Guo Xin said.
I don't know if Guo Wei forgot or something, but he didn't mention that he was promoted to the commander of the capital, where to supplement the missing soldiers and horses. It's just that it's not easy for him to ask questions in front of several commanders in the tent, so as not to make people think that he is greedy for military power...
Coming out of the big tent, Guo Xin couldn't help but let out a long breath. He took back the saber from the guard, walked out of the camp gate, and chatted with Wang Pu next to him: "I said goodbye to Wang in Fengxiang. I didn't expect that the day of seeing each other would come so quickly."
"Who says it's not?" Wang Pu also nodded, "Previously, my lord learned that Zhao Hui sent Guo Lang to Chencang to guard against the Shu army, and he complained a lot about it. But after all, Zhao Hui also sent his son to go with him, so it's not much better. What are you talking about? I didn’t expect that Guo Lang would fight so bravely later that he could defeat the Shu army all by himself. My lord also didn’t expect this. He even mentioned Guo Lang several times in the army when discussing military matters with the generals.”
Guo Xin believed that Wang Pu was Guo Wei's confidant, so he said with emotion: "I understand my father's love and care. By the way, besides Captain Liu, who are the other two in the tent just now?"
"Bai Wenke, the envoy of Baoyi Jiedu, and Hu Yanke, the envoy of Zhenguo Jiedu. The generals in the army should have had Zhaoyi Army Jiedu Changsi, but as soon as the lord came here, he ordered Chang Gong to return to his hometown on the grounds that he was incompetent to defend the people. The town is gone.”
Guo Xin nodded, but he was very puzzled: Guo Wei had been favored by Chang Si when he was young, and he had always called Chang Si his uncle. How could he be so disrespectful in the army? However, he immediately remembered that Guo Congyi and Zhao Hui were unwilling to attack the city, so he guessed that Guo Wei might be out of favor and found an excuse to preserve Chang Si's strength.
Unexpectedly, Wang Pu beside him said softly: "Since then, the lord has recruited brave men from Guanzhong Hedong and other places..."
Guo Xin's steps slowed down, and he immediately understood that his father's mind was far more active than he imagined.
